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The City of Provo has proposed implementing a new, dynamic, pay-by-hour parking system to address the problem of overcrowded street parking in the Joaquin neighborhood south of BYU. This is the newest development in a previous story published by The Daily Universe in 2020.
Here is drone footage of the Joaquin neighborhood referenced in a 2019 Provo City Council survey. The survey found that 85% of respondents felt there was a parking problem in Joaquin, with 60% of respondents experiencing trouble finding parking. (Decker Westenburg)
A 2019 survey found that 85% of respondents felt there was a parking problem in Joaquin, with 60% of respondents experiencing trouble finding parking. A proposal drafted in 2020 suggested selling parking permits to landlords as a potential solution, with landlords renting these permits to their tenants or other complexes that lacked parking while non-permitted visitors would pay by the hour.
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The Provo City Council voted to change the digital signage laws in Provo at their meeting on March 30. Digital signage like this one at Blue Rock Medical on University Ave. will be required to implement a one-minute minimum hold time for each message programed into the display in order to keep drivers focused on the road instead of the messages on the signs. (Molly Ogden Welch)
The Provo City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance requiring businesses with electronic signs to implement a one-minute minimum hold time for each message in order to keep city drivers focused and safe.
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A paramedic wheels a stretcher into an ambulance.
The Provo Fire Department hopes to attract more paramedics to the area with new higher salaries. (Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels)
Provo City Council members unanimously approved a resolution appropriating $105,000 to the fire department’s budget in order to create more competitive salaries and attract new paramedics, according to the March 30 council meeting agenda.
“Over the last two years, we’ve seen several agencies up and down the Wasatch Front, as they are trying to recruit people into public safety, making significant adjustments into salaries that are paid to attract people into the service,” said Provo human resources analyst Daniel Softley.
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On the left, the previous zone map of the area, with several zone types on one plot of land. On the right, the rezone plan to allow medium density residential zoning.
The Provo City Council approved the rezone of 8.5 acres in the Spring Creek neighborhood area to a medium density residential zone in a 5:2 vote on March 2.
The area in question, which is located next to Treeside Charter School in south Provo, would provide the space for the construction of 30 townhomes, 30 studio apartments, 64 two-bedroom apartments and 80 one-bedroom apartments.
“We feel like it’s helpful to have some additional housing units that will attract families that will bring some stability to the area,” said Brandon Jones, member of the Provo development services department.